[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 28, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S318-S319]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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HAROLD ``TUBBY'' RAYMOND'S INDUCTION INTO COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

 Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I rise today in recognition of 
Harold Raymond upon his induction into the College Football Hall of 
Fame. After 36 seasons as the University of Delaware's head football 
coach and 48 years in the Blue Hen program, he has earned a reputation 
for talent, dedication, and loyalty. Known to friends and colleagues as 
``Tubby,'' he is a man with a kind heart, diverse interests and great 
abilities. Tubby embodies the best of the State of Delaware, the 
University of Delaware, and the institution of coaching.
  In a coaching career that has spanned 10 United States presidencies, 
Tubby led the Blue Hens to three national championships, 16 NCAA 
playoffs and 14 Lambert Cups. He is one of nine college football 
athletes to win 300 games and one of just four who accomplished that 
feat at one institution. He also led his team to three national 
championships. In his charge, the Blue Hens won more than 50 percent of 
Delaware's 575 all-time victories in 100 seasons of intercollegiate 
competition. He retired with a breathtaking record of 300-118-3.
  Raymond, a native of Flint, MI, was a quarterback and linebacker at 
the University of Michigan. It was there, playing for Coach Fritz 
Crisler, that Raymond learned the Wing-T offense, which he later 
implemented at Delaware. He has written five books on the subject, as 
well as producing several instructional videos.
  Tubby began coaching in 1949 as an assistant football coach at 
University High in Ann Arbor, MI. In 1950, he earned a degree in 
education from the University of Michigan and became head coach at 
University High.
  In 1954, Tubby arrived in the First State, serving as both football 
backfield coach and head baseball coach for the University of Delaware. 
In 1966, he took the reins from Dave Nelson as UD's head football 
coach. Since then, his teams have produced 32 winning seasons.
  Over the years, Raymond had offers to coach at Syracuse, Maryland, 
Arizona, Iowa and Army. Marv Levy twice tried to hire him, once when 
Levy was coaching at the University of California and again when he was 
with the Kansas City Chiefs. But Raymond was content to stay with what 
he calls his ``family'' at Delaware.
  On August 29, 2002, his ``family'' paid tribute to him when they 
celebrated Tubby Raymond Day. Completing the eventful night game in 
style, the Fightin' Blue Hens, under the direction of new head coach 
K.C. Keeler, defeated NCAA Division I-AA powerhouse Georgia Southern 
22-19 before an electrified crown of over 19,000. At halftime in the 
game, with the Hens holding a 14-6

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lead, the Delaware Stadium playing field was formally named Tubby 
Raymond Field. Less than 16 months later, the Blue Hen team that Tubby 
helped to recruit and then turned over to his successor K.C. Keeler 
went on to defeat Colgate 40-0 in the finals of the NCAA's Division I-
AA football playoffs, making the Blue Hens national champions for 2003.
  Tubby epitomizes the University's emphasis on developing student-
athletes, too. Throughout his tenure, he encouraged his players to 
succeed in the classroom as well as on the football field. He will tell 
you that he is as fiercely proud of those who succeed in careers off 
the gridiron as he is in those who succeed in the NFL.
  Tubby's legacy will never be forgotten by those he touched, the 
players he coached, and the students he inspired. On behalf of all of 
them and those of us who call Delaware home, I want to thank him for 
his leadership, congratulate him on a remarkable coaching career and 
wish him and his family only the very best in all that lies ahead for 
him and for them.

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